Where Eagles Dare (1969)

03/12/1969 2h 35m

One weekend Major Smith, Lieutenant Schaffer, and a beautiful blonde named Mary decided to win World War II.

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Overview

World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.

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Cast Ages at Release

Richard Burton

as Maj. Smith

Born 11/10/1925

Died 08/05/1984, age

Clint Eastwood

as Lt. Morris Schaffer

Born 05/31/1930, age

Mary Ure

as Mary Ellison

Born 02/18/1933

Died 04/03/1975, age

Patrick Wymark

as Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC

Born 07/11/1926

Died 10/20/1970, age

Michael Hordern

as Adm. Rolland

Born 10/03/1911

Died 05/02/1995, age

William Squire

as Thomas

Born 04/29/1916

Died 05/03/1989, age

Robert Beatty

as Brig. Gen. George Carnaby

Born 10/19/1909

Died 03/03/1992, age

Anton Diffring

as Col. Kramer

Born 10/20/1916

Died 05/20/1989, age

Ferdy Mayne

as Rosemeyer

Born 03/11/1916

Died 01/30/1998, age

Ingrid Pitt

as Heidi

Born 11/21/1937

Died 11/23/2010, age

Derek Newark

as German Major (uncredited)

Born 06/08/1933

Died 08/11/1998, age

Anton Rodgers

as German Officer at Airfield (uncredited)

Born 01/10/1933

Died 12/01/2007, age